Hi everyone,
We have two Newfies, 4 and 3 years old. We’ve recently moved and will be finishing the walk out basement in the next year or two. What’s your favorite flooring option that is Newfie-friendly? I want something easy to clean but also relatively easy for the dogs to have traction on.
We are in a super rural location. Minimal flooding risk because of terrain (unless a hot water heater were to have a problem or similar) but lots of dirt and dust tracked into the basement.
Since we will probably have geriatric dogs in a few years and another Newfie puppy eventually, I want to be able to clean up accidents easily in addition to being able to wipe up drool/tracked in dirt.
Also, do you have any built in Newf friendly features that you love? The basement has already been plumbed for a wet bar and bathroom and we’re thinking about making the wet bar plumbing into a feeding station and toying with a walk in dog shower too...or would it be wiser to put a shower head outside because of dog hair and plumbing not mixing well? For the feeding station I’m thinking of putting laminate onto the wall as a backing so it would be easy to wipe, and a tap for refilling water bowls plus some food storage situation...other ideas?
The basement opens up to the outdoor dog area. They can get upstairs via stairs inside or outside or by walking up a gradual hill to the front of the house. I think they would spend lots of time in the basement if they could since it’s where our son likes to play, even when they get older and start to slow down.
Thanks for any suggestions!
Bugaboo
We have two Newfies, 4 and 3 years old. We’ve recently moved and will be finishing the walk out basement in the next year or two. What’s your favorite flooring option that is Newfie-friendly? I want something easy to clean but also relatively easy for the dogs to have traction on.
We are in a super rural location. Minimal flooding risk because of terrain (unless a hot water heater were to have a problem or similar) but lots of dirt and dust tracked into the basement.
Since we will probably have geriatric dogs in a few years and another Newfie puppy eventually, I want to be able to clean up accidents easily in addition to being able to wipe up drool/tracked in dirt.
Also, do you have any built in Newf friendly features that you love? The basement has already been plumbed for a wet bar and bathroom and we’re thinking about making the wet bar plumbing into a feeding station and toying with a walk in dog shower too...or would it be wiser to put a shower head outside because of dog hair and plumbing not mixing well? For the feeding station I’m thinking of putting laminate onto the wall as a backing so it would be easy to wipe, and a tap for refilling water bowls plus some food storage situation...other ideas?
The basement opens up to the outdoor dog area. They can get upstairs via stairs inside or outside or by walking up a gradual hill to the front of the house. I think they would spend lots of time in the basement if they could since it’s where our son likes to play, even when they get older and start to slow down.
Thanks for any suggestions!
Bugaboo